welcome to the enchanted seldom visited wonder land of asturias. that's in spain if you didn't know. because it's spain i did not come here alone. i came here with a good friend, great chef. he's a complicated man. nobody understands him. i'm motnot talking about john shaft. i'm talking about jose andres. >> another beer.

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i've been an immigrant all my life. asturias from cantalonia to madr madrid. then i landed in america. st stayed more than 26 years of my life. more than half of my life i've been there. i think everybody should be always finding the place they come from. asturias, i left when i was five. a lot of people don't have memories before they were five. me, i do have. i feel so proud. coming by here is understanding i'm from here but i have to work hard.

♪ asturias ♪ asturias ♪ asturias ♪ >> viva asturias. >> astonishing.

unbelievable. >> i always wanted to do it. >> try that in new york. so, a question, after you left here at age five, how often did you visit? >> took me many, many years. almost like 12, 14 years to come back. when i left so young, it was like a family you knew you had but you never met. nothing beats these moments. >> what's good here in. >> everything. >> what do you eat? >> green peas. right now it's season. we love these when they're in season. they serve them with ham. >> oh. this looks amazing. >> it's perfect. >> everybody says that asturias

has the best croquettes anywhere in spain. >> everybody says that? >> everybody. especially is people in asturias. >> i would guess. >> good taste. perfect. they make a great steak done with blue cheese right on top. the sauce happens right on the plate. it's amazing. >> you want the whole cheese, just spoon out. >> this is spicy. >> it's not howt. i like spicy. >> jose. >> i love jalapenos.

nobody is going to agree with anybody. >> any place where people argue about food is a good place. so, once a year, twice a year you come. >> yeah. at least once a year. sometimes i only show up for two, three hours. >> really? >> yeah. i close my eyes. i breathe in, breathe out. it's like i'm home. especially when i go in the mountains. i love to be around people because i have a lot of family. i like the feel of the energy of people too. sometimes i need my moments of solitude. i know you like moments of solitude too. they are powerful moments. >> yeah. not talking up a mountain. >> you'll see it. i'll be taking you probably to the heart of asturias. it's where i feel the happiest. >> i got to hike up a mountain.

is that what you're saying? >> we need more cider. ♪ >> we're going deep, deep. >> through the mountain. >> through the mountain. it's always deep. less than 20 years ago people had to walk. >> oh, wow.

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♪ you see here in asturias nothing is plentiful. people in asturias, even in the hard times they know what to do with nothing. it's a land that nothing is able to do a lot. that shows you the character of the people of asturias.

>> i'll tell you, five hour hike up the mountain is tough. i'm enjoying this cold one. >> boom. >> i'll tell you. >> the people that live here, the only way to go down and bring things was walking three, four hours. >> i could well imagine. how long was that hike to here? what, four hours? >> no. >> i wasn't sure i was going to make it. >> it was like 30 minutes, maybe 20. you're in very good shape. come on. this is nothing. to eat this kind of food we need to put some kind of exercise before. >> oh, wow. >> if i ask you what do you think this is, an appetizer or a

main course. people say main course. >> i would say. >> we eat these as an appetizer. the first course. without a doubt, asturias is defined by this dish. >> deep, deep soulful cooking. you'll have to meet. probably inside. she's a very special person. 101 years old. she's not in the kitchen anymore. not too long ago she was. this day and age it seems kitchen are manned by man. we don't realize who is feeding humanity is woman. she's the only one that could be out there in that place at the

end of the world feeling the feel that would arrive there to give them enough energy to go back. >> this beans really are magical beans. >> they are special. same seeds. they don't grow the way they gro he -- grow here. it's something about the land and the weather that makes it very special. >> tastes like it did when it was little jose up here in ladenhosen. tastes the same? >> i'm happy. >> i'm happy too. >> it's worth the walk. you show all of us it's worth it to go to the end of the world

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cannot believe this is the first time. >> all right. not bad. okay. >> look at it. with the hand a little spin. >> three point.

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asturias the really to a degree it's the land of plenty. to a degree it's not. it's not what you want when you want it. it's when the land wants to give it to you. the river, the mountains, the sea. you have to respect the land first. the land wants to give you something. asturias, many of the restaurants you're going to go, you're going to get filling. it's something beyond just the

plate you have in front of you. it's the understanding of the happiness that hardship gives you. >> so we're drinki ining cider? >> that's what we should be drinking. >> it goes good with seafood. >> the biggest partnership in the history of man kind. >> wow. strong words. >> yeah. to me this is probably one of the most difficult things to do. look at the rim of the glass. look at all the the oxygen. i love this. he doesn't even look at the

glass. come on. he's like a jedi. >> that's beautiful. >> sea urchin. s >> yeah. s >> you know what, i kill for this. >> holy crap. this is one of my favorite things on earth, good sea urchin. >> me too. probably this is one of the best animals we have in the ocean. traditionally i like to eat them raw. in asturias, the vast majority of the people like them put into water for a few seconds. this is very much the go of

asturias. the seafood will be raw, slightly boiled on done on the flat top. >> quick. fast. >> right. >> i'm on it. i'm getting a zoom shot. people complain about my pants but i'm going in for a zoom. going in for the close. >> boom. >> oh, yeah. this is what i'm talking about. >> it's unbelievable. >> smell this. you understand, this is the smell of seafood. sometimes we forget, doesn't matter how good is seafood or fresh. i don't care if it's the catch of the day, if it's overcooked,

it's gone. >> all right. >> we're going swimming for those things later? >> you want to. >> you just dive right in with a speedo and rip them off the wall, right? >> yeah. >> easy. >> you have to respect the sea. these guys put their lives at ritzing to bring the barnacles to the tables. it's a flavor like no other. sometimes i feel like, wow, we don't appreciate when we eat this food. so much goes into it. with other without these fishermen, we wouldn't be having what we have.

you like the cider? >> yes. this is quite delicious. >> you see how apples and seafood go. this is very acidic. goes so well with the salt in it. it's unbelievable. perfect match. >> ebony and ivory living together in harmony. >> you come up with this. >> that's i think sir paul mccartney. one of his more insipid lines.

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you told me asturias was beautiful, but man, you didn't lie. it is amazing. i can't believe these like farmhouses all the way up these mountains. >> there's no farmhouses. it's where the shippers stay for weeks at a time sometimes taking care of the herd. goat, sheep, cows. the cheeses are made with the three milks. asturias has the biggest concentration of cheese makers anywhere in the world.

period. we use the land like nobody. especially using the caves to cure them is brilliant. not a lot of places in the world you have something like this. for centuries making cheese. >> do you think you do a cheese theme like theme park? >> that can be fun. >> giant kvolcano of cheese. take little boats around in a fondue pot. >> you know when marlon brando -- i don't remember the name. >> kirtz. >> they find him living in that cave. i always dream one day i'll end in place like this. >> but surrounded by cheese.

>> surrounded by cheese and living alone. one day my friend will visit me before i lose control of my mind. >> i'm seeing this. you're dressed in black. you save your head. you're sitting in this dark cheese cave. finds you surrounded by all these fantastic cheeses. i'd play the dennis hopper role, of course. >> it's going to happen. i see it happening. ♪ >> you ever see across the edge of a straight razor? ♪ >> can't you see eric dressed in fatigues saying they say it's unsound.

>> why you always finish your beer and i barely begin? >> professional. i'm seriously liking this cheese. you export? >> spain, big export. >> that's like super funky. >> i love it. >> this is really lovely. it depends on how far into the funk zone you go. >> it's almost like green bluish. it's almost like the sky and the grass are touching each other right on the cheese. you know one thing, it's penicillin. nobody gets ever sick if you eat this cheese. >> i feel my syphilis clearing up. [ laughter ] >> man. all right, cut.

♪ >> please explain to me, these gentlemen caught the fish last year, is that correct? >> 2014. >> in 2014. >> that means what? the first salmon caught on the river? >> the first salmon of the seasons. yeah. campano. today, for entire day, around the rivers of asturias, hundreds of fishermen trying to get permit in an auctioning where they will grant them certain parts of the river and only for 30 minutes, one hour at a time depending how many fishermen show up. >> no commercial fishing?

>> only the campano. >> the old days, salmon was plenty. the first salmon is really from the bells that ring on the churches near the river where the salmon was caught. now it's a celebration of the s salmon but a way to tell everybody that salmon are back. let's go back to the river and fish them because that's food we are waiting for. i get super emotional. i remember watching those photos of my grandfather hunting and

fishing and catching salmon. this to me being here in the moment becomes personal. >> i hear a rumor you're looking to buy a fish. >> bourdain dress. >> you looking to get me in. >> you and me can afford it. >> i'm in. i'm in for 50% of this fish. what's the highest price paid for the first fish of the season? >> 6, 7, 8,000. >> 18. >> 18,000 euros. i'm out. some local guy is going to jack the price. he's going to keep bidding until you're up to 22. >> what are you talking about? what are you doing with your money, drink beer? come on. we're going to eat it. >> that's a lot of money. >> tony.

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tony, tony is tony. he's good guy. super shy. that's what i believe sometimes a side of tony people don't know. he seems like he doesn't care about anything but himself. you can see it. he's the most caring person i've ever met. that's why i'm happy and proud to call him a friend.

>> i wonder where jose is. >> oh, yeah. >> i hope he's getting some rest.

>> this is it. oh, well. >> wow. it's traditional local dish, i guess. >> yes, yes. >> what's this called? >> pito with rice. >> born and bred in asturias? you were born here? >> yes. >> what business was your family in? >> my grandparents were all in

the mine. my mother in a little shop. my father a teacher. >> what are the typical characteristics of someone from asturisa? independent? tough? crazy and christian. >> christian. >> fair to say tradition of independence? >> yes. we have the revolution. asturias in one month was independent because we have had revolution. it was massive. >> in the mines? mostly coming out of mines and organized labor? >> yes, but of course. worker class fight is over. they win. we lose.

♪ >> it starts when it was over and the social demographic was over. the miners were the last soldiers for working class movement. the airport was closed by the miners. everybody was like screaming. the miners stay in the fight. the war is over when one side win.

we lose. for me that was like the end of -- >> the end of organized labor. >> the end of the worker class left. >> but still you're here. >> yeah. >> the war is over but you're here. >> you can create some money, conditions to survive but not a proper job. the only way to make money for me was to play music. now i'm a musician. i think that for my music is going good. i have the truth. for me that is very important. >> i just heard bag pipes.

have you been invaded by scotland? >> we are one of the eight celtic nations. we are celtic with wales, italia, france, and scotland, and ireland we are celtic nations. ♪ here there is a kind of song that is called "tonada". and tonada is just voice and bagpipe. and it's like the music from the people who work with the cows. >> anthony: right, folk songs. >> pablo: yes. folk songs. i think that music is allowed identity. i spend a lot of time with my grandparents. and they listen to a lot of celtic music. i had luck to live that kind of music and discover my identity. and i think that celtic is the spirit of freedom, it's part of asturian identity.

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>> jose: are we going to do another shot or what? yeah, we should do another shot. you don't have to do it. >> anthony: i'll do it, i'll do it. >> jose: good. boom. >> anthony: yeah. >> jose: that's arrojo. >> anthony: i've tasted this in one form or another all over the world. >> jose: that's the local moonshine. >> anthony: that's good. >> jose: tony, i have a surprise for you. >> anthony: you finally got us salmon. >> jose: what the [ muted ], don't move. [ jose speaking spanish ] we searched for it and we found it. >> anthony: the magical salmon. for a thousand euros a bite. >> jose: no!

this one was given to me. i got somebody that got a salmon. he's super generous, you know, he said "you want salmon? here." friends feed friends. there's no way that you come to asturias and you go without the bite of the salmon. this is going to surprise you because usually everybody always said, "the fish, we need to grill it whole." he breaks the fish in pieces, he cuts all the pieces through. why? >> anthony: grills them separately? >> jose: separately. and over the flesh, because the skin is full of fat, and you don't want that fat to burn, you want that fat to melt. >> anthony: stay inside in the spanish way. >> jose: and you want to maintain the integrity of the skin. so he grills the fish over the flesh, and then probably the skin is better than the flesh

itself. oh, my, god. >> anthony: wow. wow. >> jose: is it everything i told you? >> anthony: it's everything you told me. the fats, ethereally suspended somehow between skin, flesh, and bone. you bite into it and just a flood of flavor explodes in your brainpan. >> jose: keep going, keep going. >> anthony: jose, this is an enchanted country, and in fact this region of the country is the most extraordinary place i can think of. >> jose: dollar bills. >> anthony: the mountains, the sea, it's amazing. >> jose: i'm throwing you the bills. if i had hundreds. >> anthony: just stuff it in the g-string, my friend.

>> jose: we are so close to a wide, i don't -- >> anthony: and no, i'll let you say it. what do we say about now? no, first we take one more satisfied bite. >> jose: i think i got the [ muted ] bone in my throat. >> anthony: tracheotomy, i'm going in. i think we've learned something here in asturias. i don't know why i didn't expect it to be this beautiful, but it is far more beautiful than i could have ever imagined. the food is incredible, the people are wonderful. you were right about [ muted ] everything. you call it, my friend. turn to the camera and say the magic word -- >> jose: i am not anthony bourdain, but i'm calling "wide!" that's the end of the show. ♪

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